Mangaluru: Special trains cancelled on Konkan route
Mangaluru: Several special trains on the Konkan railway route have been temporarily cancelled to due to reduced passenger traffic in the backdrop of the spread of Covid-19.
The trains cancelled are Nizamuddin-Madgaon Rajdhani superfast bi-weekly special from April 30, Madgaon- Nizamuddin Rajdhani bi-weekly special from May 2, Karmali- Mumbai CSMT Tejas superfast special from April 28 and Mumbai-CSMT-Karmali Tejas superfast special from April 29, a railway release here said.
Mangaluru central-Lokmanya Tilak daily superfast special from April 29, Lokmanya Tilak-Mangaluru central daily superfast special from April 30, Madgaon-Mangaluru central reserved express special and Mangaluru central-Madgaon reserved express special from April 29 also stand cancelled till further notice, it said.
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear X'mas rush
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.
In addition to the existing schedule, the special services will run on 19.12.2025, 20.12.2025 and 24.12.2025. Further, special buses will be operated from various places of intra & Interstate places to Bengaluru on 26.12.2025 & 28.12.2025.
Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places.
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Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar, Madikeri.
The corporation has also announced a discount of 5 per cent on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets under a single reservation. A discount of 10 per cent will be extended on return journey tickets if onward and return tickets are booked simultaneously.
In addition to the above, special buses will be operated from all Taluk/District Bus Stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.
